By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ Office of Cultural Heritage has confirmed the authenticity of a painting of George Washington after the Battle of Princeton that was gifted to the embassy in 1989 by Caroline Ryan Foulke and hangs in the U.S. Embassy Paris Ambassador’s Residence. The painting, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2023
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Youth Empowerment in Serbia. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009443. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation: ...
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2023
Release: I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar, the Tibetan New Year. On this first day of the Year of the Water Hare, we celebrate the perseverance, compassion, and strength of Tibetans across the globe, including the over 26,000 members of the Tibetan diaspora in the United States. The United...
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2023
Release: (As Prepared). Thank you to our host His Excellency Minister Al Sayegh and to my distinguished counterparts from India, Secretary Ravi, and from Israel, Political Director Bin Noun. It’s a pleasure to be here in Abu Dhabi where government officials and business leaders have come together to assess the...
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022:
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2023
Release: With Ukraine’s cultural identity and heritage under continuous threat and attack by Russian forces, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today that its Ukraine Cultural Heritage Response Initiative will invest $7 million to support Ukrainian efforts to protect its cultural heritage.
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2023
Release: Vice President Kamala Harris announced at the Munich Security Conference that the Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity. This determination follows extensive analysis by the Department, including my office, the Office of Global Criminal Justice, of information indicating that members of Russia’s forces.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: On the margins of the I2U2 Business Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez welcomed the Joint Secretary of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dammu Ravi signing a letter expressing the Indian Government’s intention to join the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe traveled to Ghana February 7-9, 2023, leading a Partnership Opportunity Delegation (POD) to Accra that focused on fostering collaboration between the U.S. private sector and West Africa’s burgeoning climate technology innovation and entrepreneurship ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar, the Tibetan New Year. On this first day of the Year of the Water Hare, we celebrate the perseverance, compassion, and strength of Tibetans across the globe, including the over 26,000 members of the Tibetan diaspora in the United States. The United...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Addressing Hate-Based Crimes in Moldova. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009445. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
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By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to convey my warmest wishes to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and all the people of Japan on the occasion of His Majesty’s 63rd birthday this February 23.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: The United States welcomes the February 17 Communiqué of the 1140th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We join the PSC in expressing concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation, condemning the human ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: U.S. Senior Official for APEC Matt Murray briefs reporters on U.S. priorities during our APEC 2023 host year under the theme of “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All." He underscores the United States’ enduring commitment to broad-based economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to New York City February 23-24 to attend the United Nations Security Council ministerial meeting on Ukraine, marking one year of Russia’s brutal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Secretary Blinken will also meet with UN Secretary-General Guterres to discuss ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: Good afternoon and tashi delek. It’s a pleasure to welcome all of you to the State Department for the first in-person Losar celebration since 2020. We are privileged to be joined by such distinguished guests, including our Congressional and civil society partners; Ambassadors and diplomatic colleagues;...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full Committee will convene a hearing entitled “Combatting the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression" on Tuesday, February 28 to identify gaps in pursuing a more holistic approach to countering the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I want to convey our sincere warm wishes to the people of Brunei Darussalam as you celebrate your 39th National Day on February 23.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez participated in I2U2 (Israel, India, the UAE, and the United States) initiative’s inaugural business forum, hosted in Abu Dhabi by UAE Minister of State H.E. Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh on Feb. 22, 2023. The forum ...
